The discussion from bootsy’s post here is being derailed again.
But, I just want to make an observation that connects the topic of the derailment to the reformist/revolutionary or effective/fragmenting problematic within anti-fascism.
Why exactly do we focus on fascism? Is it to promote our own ‘interests’ or is it to stop fascism – or do these two things really work together without damaging the ‘prevent fascism’ impulse because as bootsy states:
Because fascism is a political movement which explicitely aims at crushing the workers' movement, trade unions, socialists, communists, anarchists and so forth as well as undermining working class solidarity by attacking migrants, blacks, Muslims, Catholics, Jews and so on. They are fundamentally more dangerous than any drug dealer. Their success comes at the direct expense of our communities, our aspirations, our needs and desires and our movement. They are not our only enemy, not by a long shot, but they are still an enemy who is totally clear about their desire to crush everything we stand for...
I take this to mean, and fair enough, that the reason we (as anarchists) resist (or should resist) fascism is primarily for the first reasons listed by bootsy, rather than the secondary ones. These secondary ones are defined by ‘as well as’: "'as well as... attacking migrants, blacks, Muslims, Catholics, Jews and so on"). Bootsy goes on to say that fascism is not our only enemy but it (fascism) is “totally clear about [its] desire to crush everything we stand for...'” And so I think he is saying that it is ‘our’ most immediate threat – as class struggle pro-revolutionaries - and to do nothing about it is a disastrous course to take.
To be generous, these are alternative facts and fake news; to be bluntly honest, they are straight-up lies.
Letters, in another thread you said you deal with threats of violence by hiding under your bed. Is this the inaction practice of all nihilists, or just your own personal cowardly response?